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May 6, 2016 •

'The Möbius Book' by Catherine Lacey

'There's nothing wrong with inventing a story to explain something real to yourself.' —Review #259

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'One or Two' by H.D. Everett

'Her aspirations must of necessity be ridiculous, her very woes become comic, and all because of that fifty or sixty pounds of unnecessary…

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